Public Procurement Practices and User Satisfaction in Kabale District: A Case Study of Kabale District Local Government. by Kyakunzire, Furumera

“…Both qualitative and quantitative methodologies were used to analyze data as a sample size of 59 respondents was used. …”
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Tax Reforms and Domestic Revenue mobilization: A case Study of Uganda Revenue Authority Kabale Branch. by Hillary, Niwamanya

“…The study was carried out using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Questionnaires and interviews were used to collect the data. …”
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The Impact of Natural Resources on the Development of Countries by Mohammad Javad Barbari, Abdolhosain Kalantari, Hosain Raghfar, Gholamreza Ghafari

“…In the present study, qualitative comparative analysis method has been used as a means of quantitative and qualitative research and a powerful tool to analyze the causal complexities. …”
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Appraisal of thirty-three Customary Land Secretariats in Ghana by Gad Asorwoe Akwensivie

“…The work will enable customary land authorities and the government to better provide safeguards to make the customary land secretariats more effective and efficient.  Data and Methodology: The study employs a case study approach within a Quantitative and Qualitative data analysis paradigm. …”
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Identifying, categorizing and ranking performance indicators of schools using Q method by Seyed Mahmoud Jalilian, Shahnaz Naibzadeh, seyyed hasan hataminasab, seyed ali almodaresi

“…The research method is applicable in terms of purpose, mixed (qualitative-quantitative) in terms of implementation, and interpretive paradigm. …”
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kMetha-Mamba: K-means clustering mamba for methane plumes segmentation by Yuquan Liu, Hailiang Shi, Ke Cao, Shichao Wu, Hanhan Ye, Xianhua Wang, Erchang Sun, Yunfei Han, Wei Xiong

“…Monitoring and curbing methane emissions is an important means of slowing global warming. Existing quantitative segmentation methods based on convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and Transformers are limited in their ability to process large-scale remote sensing images. …”
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Exploration of Predictive Models for Lean Services in Government Lean Banking Industry by Fazel Saydi, Morteza Musa Khani, Sedigheh Tootian, Shahrazad Tayaran

“…In line with this perspective, previous researchers have shown that lean-based approaches can facilitate the efficient and development-oriented growth of the services sector. …”
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SHIV remission in macaques with early treatment initiation and ultra long-lasting antiviral activity by Michele B. Daly, Chuong Dinh, Angela Holder, Donna Rudolph, Susan Ruone, Alison Swaims-Kohlmeier, George Khalil, Sunita Sharma, James Mitchell, Jillian Condrey, Daniel Kim, Yi Pan, Kelly Curtis, Peter Williams, William Spreen, Walid Heneine, J. Gerardo García-Lerma

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Empowering personalized oncology: evolution of digital support and visualization tools for molecular tumor boards by Cosima Strantz, Dominik Böhm, Thomas Ganslandt, Melanie Börries, Patrick Metzger, Thomas Pauli, Andreas Blaumeiser, Alexander Scheiter, Ian-Christopher Jung, Jan Christoph, Iryna Manuilova, Konstantin Strauch, Arsenij Ustjanzew, Niklas Reimer, Hauke Busch, Philipp Unberath

“…Nine semi-structured expert interviews complemented quantitative findings through open discussion. Results Using quantitative and qualitative analyses, we show that existing digital tools may improve therapy recommendations and streamline MTB case preparation, while continuous training and system improvements are needed. …”
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Development of a superheated water chromatography method for the sustainable determination of preservatives in foods and cosmetics by Roberta La Tella, Danilo Donnarumma, Francesca Rigano, Paola Donato, Patrik Appelblad, Paola Dugo, Luigi Mondello, Alice Mondello

“…Hardware modifications were also necessary to guarantee the efficient heating of the mobile phase prior of entering the column, as well as its rapid cooling before detection by photodiode array (PDA). …”
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Determination of Major and Trace Elements in Geological Samples by Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry with Ammonium Fluoride Digestion by Dahui CHEN, Xianli ZENG, Junyi XIE, Zhaochu HU, Yongsheng LIU, Tao LUO, Tao HE, Wen ZHANG

“…Most of the traditional pretreatment techniques are obtained by physical grinding, which has low efficiency and the risk of cross contamination. Therefore, new pre-processing techniques for geological samples need to be proposed to meet the requirements of LA-ICP-MS analysis.OBJECTIVESTo develop a new pre-treatment technology for geological samples and establish a rapid, efficient, green, and environment-friendly LA-ICP-MS elemental quantitative analysis technology.METHODSThe ammonium fluoride (NH4F) was used to digest five rock reference materials (BCR-2, BHVO-2, AGV-2, RGM-2, GSP-2). …”
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A Jacobi-Collocation Method for Second Kind Volterra Integral Equations with a Smooth Kernel by Hongfeng Guo, Haotao Cai, Xin Zhang

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Optimizing the Methodology for Antioxidant Activity Analysis of Manuka Honey by Xiaoling Zhou, Wei Zhao, Zihong Ye, Jintian Tang, Yafen Zhang

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Convolutional Neural Networks for Automatic Identification of Individuals at Terrestrial Terminals by Darwin Yarango-Farro, Alex Mondragon-Fernandez, Heber I. Mejia-Cabrera, Juan Arcila-Diaz

“…The research was conducted under a quantitative approach and a quasi-experimental design. …”
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Quantifying the Detection Sensitivity and Precision of qPCR and ddPCR Mechanisms for eDNA Samples by Gledis Guri, Jessica Louise Ray, Andrew Olaf Shelton, Ryan P. Kelly, Kim Præbel, Elizabeth Andruszkiewicz Allan, Nigel Yoccoz, Torild Johansen, Owen S. Wangensteen, Tanja Hanebrekke, Jon‐Ivar Westgaard

“…ABSTRACT Environmental DNA (eDNA) detection employing quantitative PCR (qPCR) and droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) offers a non‐invasive and efficient approach for monitoring aquatic organisms. …”
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Exploring the Moderating Effect of Well-Being on Job Crafting and Retention Outcomes of Healthcare Workers in the Nigerian Healthcare System by Nancy Tongo, Anthonia Adeniji, Odunayo Salau, Oluwakemi Onayemi, Oluwatoyin Adesanya

“…Methodology: The study employed the quantitative research design using primary data. The population of the study comprised all doctors and nurses in the secondary category of public hospitals in Lagos State, with a sample size of 725 determined using Morgan Sample Size Determination Table. …”
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Development of an RT-RPA assay for La Crosse virus detection provides insights into age-dependent neuroinvasion in mice by Lily Lumkong, Reem Alatrash, Sainetra Sridhar, Prince Baffour Tonto, Bobby Brooke Herrera

“…Conclusions This study establishes the RT-RPA assay as an efficient, specific, and sensitive diagnostic platform for LACV, with potential for adaptation into field-deployable LFA tests. …”
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Navigating the landscape: Unveiling the reflection of AI in the sharing economy through bibliometric-based approach by Veljko Uskoković, Milica Maričić, Aleksandra Dacić-Pilčević, Veljko Jeremić

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Microscale Pore Throat Differentiation and Its Influence on the Distribution of Movable Fluid in Tight Sandstone Reservoirs by Fengjuan Dong, Xuefei Lu, Yuan Cao, Xinjiu Rao, Zeyong Sun

“…The above results deepen the understanding of the pore throat structure of tight sandstone reservoirs and present guiding significance for classification evaluation, quantitative characterization, and efficient development of tight sandstone reservoirs.…”
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MGLI-Former: a multi-scale and global-local information interactive attention transformer for urban shantytown extraction by Shouhang Du, Shaoyu Wang, Yuhao Hua, Shu Peng, Fei Qin, Xue Li, Yufei Wu

“…Shantytowns, characterized by poor living conditions and simple houses, necessitate efficient extraction and analysis for urban planning. …”
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